Maybe we should re-consider letting Grandma Beal babysit our child?
July 7, 2009
Baby Joecken’s shower
The Joeckens headed into town this past holiday weekend for Baby Jake and Catie’s baby shower. Kurt and Mike got to spend the morning playing golf while us ladies enjoyed an afternoon catching up and eating cupcakes. The weather was beautiful and it was really nice for us to spend some time with our other expecting friends. Catie Joecken is 30 weeks along and I’m 39 weeks.
July 7, 2009
4th of July at the doublewide
We spent our 4th of July weekend in Sandusky at the Beal’s doublewide. Katy, JP, and Baby Asher came in from Chicago and Mom & Dad Beal were also visiting from Texas. The weather was nice and cool so we were able to spend a lot of time on the deck listening to music and watching Asher and Brownie become good friends. We enjoyed cocktails (not me), bbq on the new grill and visiting lake friends. Baby Henry did a great job not coming early as I was not thrilled of the possibility of delivering my baby in a trailer park on America’s birthday. Brownie especially loved swimming in Lake Erie.
July 7, 2009
Bay Days
Our town, Bay Village, celebrated it’s 199 year anniversary this year at Bay Days. We met the Taseffs and their 2 kids at Cahoon Park for an evening of carnival food, games and rides. Their daughter Alta really enjoyed the giant slide and carousel while we ate funnel cakes, curly fries, lemonades, and ice cream. Hopefully this is just the first of many Bay Days we’ll attend (next year with a kid of our own).
July 7, 2009
Indians and some futbol
Last weekend we enjoyed one last Indian’s game with our friends the Taseffs and the Sterbas. It was a hot sunny day but the Indians got smoked by the Cinncinatti Reds. We ended up leaving the game a little early to head over to Panini’s to watch the USA vs Brazil soccer game. Unfortunately the US lost at the end but it was great to see them make the finals of the Confederate Cup. On a sad note, the Sterbas are moving away from Cleveland to Charleston where Brett will be preparing to work his next PGA tournament. Congrats on the move, we’ll miss you both! Also Thank You to Damon for inviting us all to the Indian’s game.
June 27, 2009
Congrats Mr. & Mrs. Nowak
Last weekend we headed south to Wooster, Ohio for the wedding of Steve and Grace Nowak. The weekend started off pretty stormy but by wedding time the weather was absolutely perfect. We had a great time seeing all our friends who came in town from Chicago and I enjoyed that it was my last sober wedding (for awhile at least)! It was nice to have so many other preggo mommies to keep me company. One of the highlights of the reception was Nathan’s special dance to “Footloose”.
Congratulations Steve and Grace, we are looking forward to seeing more of you both now that the wedding planning is over!
June 27, 2009
Swistle: Baby Names Poll
A few months back when we were first trying to decide on a name for Baby Beal I wrote into a woman who has a blog all about what you should name your baby. I gave her the options we had and asked for her help. At that time she said she likes to wait until closer to the baby’s due date. So with 2 weeks to go, we have officially made her blog. She seems to get a pretty good following so even though we’ve already decided on a name it’ll be fun to see what other people say. Looks like Henry is currently in the lead but people have left a lot of comments supporting Lawrence!! Here’s a link to her blog:
http://swistlebabynames.blogspot.com/
Update:
Poll results
(189 votes total):
Abraham: 22 votes, roughly 12%
Henry: 65 votes, roughly 34%
Lawrence: 45 votes, roughly 24%
Leonard: 25 votes, roughly 13%
Truman: 32 votes, roughly 17%
June 11, 2009
Henry’s Got Mail
Well email that is. We wanted to give him a head start and set up his own email account so his friends and family can send him welcome messages or just let him know they are thinking about him. Who knows if email will still be relevant when he’s old enough to read but if you’d like to send him a note, he can now be reached at:
henry.beal@gmail.com
June 10, 2009
Welcome Baby Mather
Ashley & Damon Taseff welcomed a baby boy today named, Mather George Taseff. He was born at 11:21am and surprised everyone with his size, a whopping 7 lbs 15 oz and was 19 inches long. It was so nice meeting him already and I love his full head of hair.
Mommy, Daddy, baby and Alta are all doing great. Hopefully Mather will tell Henry how to be a good baby and only put his momma through < 4 hours of labor and 6 minutes of pushing. Congratulations Taseff Family!!
June 8, 2009
Cleveland Baby Shower
On Saturday 30+ ladies gathered at the Beal’s home in Westlake for Baby Henry and my baby shower. My sisters-in-law, Katy & Lindsey, and my mother-in-law threw a wonderful “Daisy themed” party. The weather was beautiful, food delicious, and everyone had a nice time. Everyone was so generous and “showered” us with lots of clothes, toys, and Dr. Seuss-themed presents for baby’s nursery and bathroom.
Thank you to everyone who traveled into town for the shower and especially to Baby Taseff who held off being born so his mom, Ashley, could make it (FYI, Baby Taseff is scheduled to be born on Wednesday). He and Baby Asher will be Henry’s best friends. It’s a little crazy to think that next time we see everyone, Baby Henry will be here. 247 days down, only 33 to go!
